Clothes-sprinkler



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN KNOCHE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

CLOTH ES-SPRINKLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 254,222, dated February28, 1882.

Application filed November 22, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN KNooHE, of Cincinnati, county ofV Hamilton,State of Ohio, have invent-ed certain new and useful Improvements inOlothesSprinklers, of whichthe following is a specification.-

The object of this invention is a cheap convenient device for sprinklingclothes. It consists in a convenient means for attaching asprinkling-nozzle to an elastic bulb, and also in the peculiararrangement of the outside collar.

In the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a central vcrtical section of |ny sprinkler and water-vessel. Thesprinkler is shown charged ready for use. Fig.2 is an enlarged axialsection of the sprinkling-nozzle and collars by which it is secured tothe rubber ball.

Referring to the paris, A represents a holloW rubber globe, (for mypurpose the common rubber toy ball will answer.) having a smallperforation through its shell.

B is a metal nozzle having a rose head or cup with fine perforations atits outer end. The opposite end is turned down, leaving a squareshoulder, against which the iianged Washeror collar O is seated. Whenthe nozzle is secured to the ball A the lower or innerl end of thenozzle is exteriorly threaded to receive the circular screw-threaded nutor washer D. The face of the collar O which bears against the rubber ismade concave, and the face of the washer D convex, to conform to theshape of the globe A.

The nozzle is secured to the globe by first inserting the nut D throughthe perforation in the globe edgewise, and holding it in place (with theperforations in the globe and nut in line) by compressing the globebetween the fingers until the nut is firmly clasped. The nozzle B isthen screwed into the nut D until the shell of the globe is compressedbetween the collars U and D. The nozzle B is of course made to turnfreely in the collar 0.

The covered cup E is made with a depression in the cover, so that anydripping when the sprinkler is Withdrawn will run back into the vesselE. The collar C has a flange, c, which rests upon the vessel-coveraround the central perforation when the nozzle is inserted.

(See Fig. l.) This flange is partially cut away Vto admit air to thevessel.

When my device is to be used the bulb is compressed, and so held whilethe nozzle is inserted through the perforation in the cover of cup E. Itis then released and left in the-position shown in Fig. l. In a shorttime the pressure of air upon the surface of the water in the vesselwill force the 'water into the bulb, which is then discharged in a lineshower upon the clothes through the perforated cup. When not in use thesprinkler is placed in the fillingvessel. Thusit will be kept constantlycharged.

Instead of the lian ged and cutaway collar C, upward spurs may bearranged around the perforation in the cover of vessel E, upon which aflat washer or collar upon nozzle B may rest.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, substantially as specified, of bulb A, nozzle B,iianged collar G, and threaded nut D, for the purpose set forth.

JOHN KNOCHE.

Witnesses:

ALE-RED B. BENEDIGT,

GEO. J. MURRAY.

